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The compendium brings together for the first time, complete, up-to-date information on 469 plants of sacred and magico-religious importance from the Indian perspective. Inclusion of 12 appendices and an over 57 colour photographs are the other important features of this compilation. With its comprehensive coverage of the subject, Sacred and Magico-religious Plants of India is a vital reference source for students, teachers, scientific and university libraries, institutions and individuals active in ethnobotanical research and also to all those who are nature worshippers and eager to know more about Indian mythology.

L.R. Verma

Vice-Chancellor

Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill, Shimla - 171 005

Preface; Abbreviations; List of Figures; I. The Hindus-Nature Worshippers; II. Overview of the Previous Work on Plants Used in Religious Ceremonies; III. The Methodology; IV. Sacred and Magico-religious Plants; V. Epilogue; VI. Literature Cited; Appendix-I. Associated Symbols of Various Plants; Appendix II. Plant Totems of Some Indian Tribes; Appendix III. Plants Representing the Incarnation of the Various Hindu Deities; Appendix IV. Plants-Abode of Bad Spirits and the Hindu Deities; Appendix V. Deities Associated with Plants; Appendix VI. Index to Total Number of Genera and Species Under Various Divisions of Plant Kingdom; Appendix VII. Index to Families of Religious Plants; Appendix VIII. Index to Various Species Under Different Genera; Appendix IX. Index to Botanical Names; Appendix X. Index to English Names; Appendix XI. Index to Hindi Names; Appendix XII. Index to Sanskrit Names.